In yet another win for people needing an excuse to have a glass of wine with dinner, recent studies have concluded that moderate drinkers of wine, beer, and liquor had lower dementia risks than nondrinkers. According to a physorg.com article, "Long-term alcohol abuse can cause memory loss and impair cognitive function. It's unknown why moderate alcohol use appears to have the opposite effect. One theory is that the well-known cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol consumption also can reduce the risk of mini strokes that cause dementia." Check out the full article at physorg.com.
--AndreaLeigh
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